Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 72
"Your daughter-in-law's son, if you squeeze again, I will beat you."

"What the hell am I doing? Didn't someone push me to run forward?"

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, if you squeeze again, I will lose my breath..."

"What are you arguing about? I didn't see the military men coming."

"Huh, finally squeezed in."

Zhang Dasan from Xinglingzi Village finally entered the barracks. Looking at the long stream of people behind him, he was relieved. He really didn't expect that so many people would rob him when he was a big leader.

Today is August 8th. Ever since Master Qianhu started recruiting soldiers on the afternoon of the 13th, young and strong men from Minbao, village forts, small mountain villages and other places around Wuzhaibao have flocked after hearing about the news. Everyone wants to join the flag army of Wuzhaibao.Although Master Qianhu has a strict order to join the army, you must first join the military household registration of Wuzhai Fort, but it doesn't matter, the current Wuzhai Fort is very desirable, everyone wants to enter, because after entering here, you will You can eat enough and wear warmth, and as long as you are willing to work hard, you can live a life of adequate food and clothing.

What about joining Wuzhaibao military household registration?In this year, it is better to have a full stomach than anything else.Besides, not to mention the previous treatment in the various farms of Wuzhaibao, which has already made the people of the local towns drool with envy, and the treatment of the Banner Army is far better than that of the soldiers.Don't look down on these military masters, the current Wuzhaibao military households, you just want to join, ordinary people will not let you join casually.

Those recruiting benefits are there, a solid monthly ration, and those "welfare" for being a soldier that the adults said. After reading it, it makes people drool even more.Especially if you make meritorious service in the future, the rewards will be very generous. The Lord Qianhu has an order that if anyone kills a thief and beheads him, he will be rewarded with 40 taels of silver. This was set by Huang Laifu according to Qi Jiguang's practice.Grandpa Qi was like this back then, and stipulated that if his subordinates beheaded and killed a first-class thief, they would be rewarded with 40 taels of silver.Such a good practice, of course Huang Laifu copied it.

After Huang Laifu's recruitment notice was sent out, the No. 1 people who got the news were naturally the military household banner soldiers in Wuzhai Fort, and the garrison men from various farms.Since last year, some refugees have worked as settlements in various farms in Wuzhaibao. They all have military household registration in Wuzhaibao. Of course, these people also have the priority to register.

The second is the refugees and foreigners in the castle.Then there are some civilian forts that are closer to Wuzhai Fort, and finally those places that are a little farther away from Wuzhai Fort.Every day, people kept rushing to Wuzhai Fort with hope. Among these people, there were some simple mountain people and refugees from all over the world. Especially on the 13th and 14th, the flow of people was like a blowout.

Looking at the crowd's enthusiasm, many people in Old Wuzhaibao sighed. If it was in the past, this situation would be unbelievable. In the past, I only heard that military households had fled. How can it be like now? Everyone squeezed their heads and wanted to enter Wuzhai Fort Banner Army?

People in the past, even if they wanted to be soldiers, they still wanted to be soldiers in that kind of military town. Who would want to be a hereditary military household?No wonder some people feel that the world has really changed.Thanks to Mr. Huang Laifu in Wuzhaibao, everyone can live a good life in bad times.

As soon as Zhang Dasan got the news of Wuzhaibao's recruitment, he knew that his chance had come.He had dreamed of coming to Wuzhai Fort before, and he said to himself that if he had the opportunity, he must stay in Wuzhai Fort. Like before, what was the point of planing food in the fields every day?Therefore, regardless of the persuasion of his father, mother, and daughter-in-law, he insisted on coming to Wuzhai Fort.

But it was so easy to come in, and he was excited, but after seeing the selection of soldiers in the barracks, Zhang Dasan couldn't help being a little startled.

"My god, is it because it is impossible to select the emperor's pro-army? According to this method of selecting troops, how many can be selected?"

There are several selection procedures in the arena, one is based on height, the other is based on appearance and temperament, and the third is based on physical strength.The fourth is to look at endurance.I saw that the selection of soldiers in the arena was in full swing, some people were selected continuously, and some people were not selected. After complaining about themselves, they had to stand aside dejectedly, watching the selected people triumphantly.After a long time, Zhang Dasan discovered that among the dense crowd, only dozens of people were selected, which is really one in a hundred.

Selecting elite soldiers is Qi Jiguang's point of view repeatedly put forward, and Huang Laifu naturally agrees deeply.Fighting is not just based on the number of people, ten thousand weak soldiers are not as good as one thousand elites, so Huang Laifu decided to follow the method of Qi's army's selection of troops.

The first thing is to look at the people, to recruit those who are thick and dark, strong, honest and obedient, the kind of people who look like a little boy, cunning, cunning, opportunistic, and plan to sneak into the banner army to dawdle, absolutely will not Accepted.Again, depending on age, people over 18 are not accepted, only people aged 35 to [-] are accepted.Again, the height must reach a certain level, the physique must be strong, the arms must be thick, and the muscles must be developed.

The above is a preliminary look at people, in addition to a series of elimination procedures.

First of all, it is necessary to lift the stone lock, and it is stipulated how many times it must be lifted to be considered qualified.After lifting the stone locks, everyone has to put on full armor, bows and arrows, knives and guns, and run along the barracks with heavy loads. Only those who can persist for a certain number of laps can be selected for the final selection.

After going through this series of elimination procedures, if you can persist, congratulations, you have finally become a member of the glorious Wuzhaibao Banner Army.Please go to the side to rest, and let the servants of Master Qianhu make a roster book for you, write your name, figure, appearance, etc. on it, and give you a body tag sling.

And Huang Laifu's strict method of selecting soldiers is really one in a million, spending money out of waves, and all the soldiers selected are good soldiers.However, because of this, the speed of recruiting appears to be slow. From the 9th to today's 13th, excluding more than 300 people from the original Wuzhaibao Banner Army, after elimination, there are only 600 people left, and the 800 required by the quota must be recruited. Soldiers, only recruited more than [-] people.However, seeing that there are enough people everywhere, presumably after tomorrow, the [-] people can still be recruited.

Elder Huang Sihao, He Chaoxun, Deputy Qianhu, Jiang Yongsheng, Jiang Baihu, Yang Anzhang, Yang Baihu, and others also stood aside, looking at the hot scene in front of them, He Fuqianhu sighed: "I heard that my lord followed Qi Shaobao's method of selecting soldiers. Come to practice, Qi Shaobao is invincible, I didn't understand before, but now I finally understand why Master Shaobao is invincible."

The Wuzhaibao Banner Army in the past, because of their meager income, was not enough to make ends meet, coupled with excessive stabbing, poor training, and officers often oppressed and enslaved the sergeants, it was really a tofu-like army, basically without combat effectiveness.

Right now, after Huang Laifu's strict selection, among the more than 1120 banner troops in Wuzhai Fort, all the old and weak will be eliminated, and they will only stay in various farms in Wuzhai Fort to serve as soldiers.The remaining 300 people in the Banner Army are all physically strong, and these recruited civilians are young and strong, and all of them are physically strong.This spirit is completely different from before.Of course, this effect is also possible because Huang Laifu has the money to recruit troops.In the former Wuzhai Fort, there was no money, no food, no food, even if they wanted to recruit people, they were powerless.

Hearing Vice He Qianhu's words, Huang Laifu smiled slightly. These former officers, although they no longer lead troops, but out of concern, Huang Laifu welcomes them to the barracks for a walk.And his father, Huang Sihao, looked at the recruits who had been selected, and smiled at Huang Laifu: "Hehe, Fu'er, it seems that these soldiers are in good health."

Huang Laifu said: "Yes, my lord, with the strong bodies of these soldiers, if we train them more rigorously and let them fight some battles to sharpen them, they will be a tiger and wolf army. Even though the number is small, outsiders dare not underestimate it." Look at my Wuzhai Fort."

Huang Laifu also planned that after the autumn harvest, when he had enough money and food, and when these sergeants matured in the spring of next year, Huang Laifu would also recruit some of the stronger and braver sergeants from the Banner Army as servants. He initially planned to have [-] servants next year.

Compared with the banner army, the treatment of servants is of course more attractive. According to the general situation in Ming Dynasty at this time, each servant has two stones of rice and eight coins of silver per month.If injured and killed in battle, etc., there are pensions.Huang Laifu planned to give each servant two stones of monthly rations and one tael of silver.If they are injured and die in battle, they can handle it according to the banner army regulations. If they have sons, they will be recruited into the family camp in the future.

In addition to these, Huang Laifu also planned to implement a three-level troop training system. The garrison men of each farm had to practice after the slack season. The outstanding personnel among them could be recruited into the Banner Army, and the outstanding personnel in the Banner Army could be recruited into the servants.In order to maintain an excellent source of troops, and to ensure that the most powerful military force in Wuzhai Fort is in our own hands, anyway, the main force of the Ming Dynasty's battle is now relying on the servants. Doing so is also in line with the historical trend.

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To Huang Laifu's surprise, on the morning of the 14th of the next day, although they were recruited through very strict selection and strict selection criteria, the quota of more than 1120 banner troops in Wuzhai Fort was still fully recruited.These 1120 people included the original banner army and recruited private households. It can be said that they were all strong and strong people, and all of them satisfied Huang Laifu.

For these new flag troops, Huang Laifu intends to take them out of production completely and become professional soldiers. Anyway, the fields in the various farms of Wuzhai Fort are still full of labor. If they want to reclaim new land next year, they can recruit some refugees from other places. , presumably after a bumper harvest, his own money and food are still sufficient at this point.

As for the cost of raising the army, you have to figure out your own way.In the past, the Wuzhaibao Banner Army, except for the servants, was supplied from above, or from the local government's piecemeal supply.But now, they are all taking Huang Laifu's food, salary and benefits. Needless to say, this army is tantamount to Huang Laifu's private army.With Huang Laifu around, they will have a good life. When Huang Laifu is over, they are also finished. It can be said that their interests now are all tied to Huang Laifu.

Also, the Huang family originally had 60 servants, but Huang Laifu chose 40 to protect the safety of the Thousand Households.The other 20 family members served as their own soldiers in the camp, and Jiang Dazhong and Yang Xiaolu each led [-] people.

After recruiting the soldiers, Huang Laifu ordered his servants to save up the rosters of the new army, clearly note their stature and appearance, and give the cards slings.But in terms of formation, there is no rush.Huang Laifu comes from later generations, so he naturally understands the importance of honor to a soldier. In order to make people feel that "one person enlists in the army, the whole family is honored", let them have a sense of honor as a soldier, and make their family members proud, so he must first do one thing.

March 1590, 8 AD.

This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival. All over the Ming Dynasty are eating moon cakes and holding a series of moon festivals, celebrations and entertainment activities, and Wuzhai Fort is the same.

In addition to the festive atmosphere, today, Dadong Street in Wuzhai Fort is full of voices, military music, firecrackers, and the atmosphere is extremely warm.The 1120 newly recruited flag soldiers in Wuzhai Fort, all wearing big red flowers, walked around the fort slowly under the leadership of Huang Laifu, who was in armor and riding a horse, amidst the beating of gongs and drums by the crowd. Accept the cheers of the crowd.

This is an activity held by Huang Laifu to celebrate the successful completion of the recruitment and to give people a refreshing feeling.After the soldiers went around the fort, they would slowly enter the barracks to meet their families. On that night, Master Huang Laifu would also entertain the families of these recruits.

The boys were all radiant, and the big red flowers on their chests reflected the brilliance of their faces. In the envious eyes of everyone on the street, many people flushed with excitement. They were just some simple mountain village people before. Where did you receive such honor?Involuntarily, everyone's chests stood tall, and they used all their energy to walk along with Mr. Huang Laifu in front of them, fearing that there was something wrong with them and they would smear his face black.

Of course, these people were still wearing their original clothes.Huang Laifu always regretted that Wuzhai Fort didn't have any extra military uniforms in stock, so he couldn't give them a new set of clothes to make them more energetic.Although there were hundreds of sets of military uniforms left by the banner troops eliminated before, all of them were tattered and worn out.

But fortunately, the boys are all energetic, they are all carefully selected by Huang Laifu these days, all of them are tall and strong, and most of them are young people, and they all wear big red flowers on their chests , More than 1000 people walked through neatly, this lineup is still very strong.As for the big red flower, it was Huang Laifu who ordered Mrs. Qian to let the women from military households in Wuzhaibao spend an afternoon and evening to make it.

Compared with the old flag army in Wuzhaibao who were sluggish in Wuzhaibao, these young people with strong spirits, especially in the midst of firecrackers and cheers, this effect is even more obvious. Everyone on the street, except the original Wuzhaibao In addition to the military households, the refugees from all over the world who came to Wuzhai Fort to eat and drink, the civilian households outside the fort, and the businessmen who came to Wuzhai Fort to do business, they all talked a lot. Everyone summed it up in one sentence, that is, the mighty teacher .

Watching from the sidelines were the family members of the Minhu Banner Army who continued to come from all over the fort. They had received the news from Wuzhai Fort that Lord Qianhu was going to entertain them and celebrate their son's honorable election to Wuzhai Fort. Army, this is really frightening and surprising.

So after everyone received the news, they hurried on their way and came to Wuzhai Fort.Since these households basically live near Wuzhai Fort, even if they received the news yesterday, they all arrived today.

At this time, when they saw their son's mighty look, and saw the scene of beating gongs and drums and cheering on the street, many people were so excited that they didn't know what to do. The only hesitation and worry in their hearts disappeared completely at this moment. I disappeared, leaving only pride in my heart.

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"Come on, let's all have a drink."

In the barracks of Wuzhai Fort, the lights were brightly lit and there were laughter and laughter.

The barracks were filled with tables and chairs, and the tables were filled with steaming sumptuous food and drink.The smell of wine and meat, coupled with the laughter of the adults at the banquet, and the sound of persuading them to drink, to be honest, many simple military members were excited, and it was like a dream.

The food and wine on the big table in front of me is really delicious and rich. The big fish, big meat and big noodles make people drool when they smell it, let alone eat it.Most of these military dependents stayed in some poor mountain villages or civilian forts. Usually, not to mention oil, water and meat, there was not much serious food to fill their stomachs.Therefore, the aroma of these wine and meat made them salivate. Master Qianhu said that it was time to eat, and everyone started to eat in a hurry. When they heard Master Qianhu and several adults talking in front of them, they responded quickly.

Accompanying people tonight are Huang Laifu, Huang Sihao, He Chaoxun, He Fuqianhu, Jiang Yongsheng Jiang Baihu and other military officers, Liu Zongqi, Qian Shi, Wang Qinian, Zhou Wendong and others.And as a business representative, Qu Yuanrui also attended the dinner.

The situation in front of them also made everyone very novel. Huang Sihao was naturally proud of Huang Laifu's idea of ​​this trick, while He Fuqianhu and the others admired it.And Wang Qinian and Zhou Wendong said a few words, secretly saying that your lord is really a genius, after coming up with this trick, these soldiers still don't try their best to serve you?As for Qu Yuanrui, he was naturally secretly pleased that he had seen the right person, it seemed that he had found Wuzhaibao, a place of wealth, and he was really the right one.Seeing that the big harvest is just around the corner, and there must be a lot of money when the time comes, Qu Yuanrui can only feel joy in his heart.

Among the military families at the banquet tonight, every newly recruited bannerman sat next to his family members. Naturally, the young people only had pride and joy in their hearts, and their families only had satisfaction and excitement.

Among the people below, the third father kept laughing non-stop, looking at his son Zhang Dasan beside him, the third father felt how correct his son's decision to insist on joining the army at Wuzhaibao was. Lord Qianhu is really kind. In the world, how can there be such a kind general as Master Huang?My son will definitely have a good future if he follows such an adult, his son is right, he can't always stay in the small mountain village of Xinglingzi, otherwise how can he have a bright future?
(End of this chapter)